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Corey
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*** This post was edited by rOLLocOASt 8/7/2003 4:51:09 PM ***
Probably not.
I understand where you're trying to go, but don't think it's a logical argument. If your death is smoking related, then it's smoking related, regardless of your age.
*** This post was edited by chris 8/7/2003 6:09:26 PM ***
Heart Disease: 710,760
Cancer: 553,091
Stroke: 67661
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease: 122,009
Accidents: 97,900
Diabetes: 69,301
Pneumonia/Influenza: 65,313
Alzheimer's Disease: 49,558
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 37,251
Septicemia: 31,224
Source: National Center for Heath Statistics
As you can see, heart disease remains the number one killer by a large margin. This can be causes by many things, not just smoking. As can Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, the number 3 killer. There is no "smoking" statisic. It is something that cannot be pinned down simply because there are so many factors that contribute to a death. I truely believe that any death attributed soley to smoking is false and a manipulation of the facts. It may be a contributing factor, but it is not the only reason.
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*** This post was edited by Black 7 8/7/2003 6:10:59 PM ***
B.O. may be just as annoying as second-hand smoke to some people. However, I doubt it could harm someone in anyway.
Also, the marketing tactics of the tobacco companies are much more manipulative than the accuracy of those statistics Black 7.
rentzy17 said:
Also, the marketing tactics of the tobacco companies are much more manipulative than the accuracy of those statistics Black 7.
And the non-smoking advocacy groups are even more manipulative than the tobacco companies in the way they spin the fact and distort truth.
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*** This post was edited by Lord Gonchar 8/7/2003 9:42:29 PM ***
Closed topic.